Image from the TFC message board.

I swear that there is more entertainment in one microsecond of any clip that J posted below than the audience at the big "Game Show Host" concerts are likely to get in however long the sorry event runs. 100,000 people will pack into Hampden Stadium over the next two days for this travesty. I know that I shouldn't care but really...? As if things weren't depressing enough. Anyways, it's the weekend, time to "coorie doon" in the bunker.

Next Friday (September 8th), The Bottle Rockets are at Barfly in Glasgow - now that's infinitely more like it. Check out their website for other UK shows. While you're at it, scroll down to the videoclips and play "I'll Be Comin' Around", it'll jumpstart that roots rock heart.

Even more Youtube goodies:
The Raconteurs play the Flamin' Groovies!
Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away,
Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back,
Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind,
Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk,
The Syndicates play Howlin' Wolf,
The Shangri-las (1), (2), (3),
Ronettes - Be My Baby,
Shocking Blue (1) (2) (3) (4).
Box Tops - Soul Deep check this!.

This from Sara J. at WMBR radio: I will have an interview with Deniz Tek, guitarist for legendary 1970s Australian rock n rollers Radio Birdman on Gorilla Got Me Wednesday, September 6th from 2:00PM-4:00PM EST. Its been over 25 years since the break up of Radio Birdman, they now reunite and tour the United States for the first time. Also, they released a new album Zeno Beach on August 22nd. Tune in to WMBR 88.1FM in the Boston area or listen live at www.wmbr.org.
Yeah Hup!!!! and Aloha Steve and Dano!

This one's for Dutchies only! Jan & Jan at Primetime magazine have gone the bloggin' route as well. God knows where they find the time doin' this besides the weekly (!) four page mag and their dayjob managing a recordshop... Dig it right here.

Great to see a photo of Billy Miller, Mary Weiss and Greg Cartwright whilst perusing Mojo in the shop earlier. Can't wait to hear the results and just seeing that caused a small flash of optimism to course through my veins. Made me want to go to Spain next month to catch The A-Bones but the ol' bank account sez "perhaps not". And now The Monks will be playing at the DWC on the evening before The Fleshtones. Cor blimey... Also, I appeared in full snottery, hayfevered up mode on the last instalment of "Don't Start Me Talkin'" the other night. It's on the Radio 2 website until Tuesday but be warned, it's not pretty.

RIP - Glenn Ford

RIP - Jumpin' Gene Simmons

(link courtesy of Ben via Staysick)

"The Christopher Columbus of Punk Rock" Andy Shernoff has his own myspace page where you can listen to two new Master Plan recordings, a demo for the upcoming Mary Weiss solo record and an unreleased song he wrote with Joey Ramone.

While it was good to be off work for a week, irrespective of the circumstances - there's always the going back and of course the dread that precedes it. However, being that one has to survive it's a necessary evil. I've even been thinking about buying a lottery ticket and that really goes against the grain. Anyway, my tribulations pale in comparison to that of many but it would be good if the Blogger site didn’t fall on it’s arse every time I tried to post something.

Anyway, some good news - I heard today that there’s been a reprieve for The Queens Hall in Edinburgh. There should never have been consideration about 86’ing it in the first place.

And what’s this about Harry Drumdini being “back in” The Cramps?? I could get all very Victor Meldrew but what, pray, would be the point?

Don’t forget – The Nomads, Kim Salmon and The Surrealists, NY Dolls, Big Star, Young Fresh Fellows and many more at Azkena this coming weekend. I heard that Redd Kross weren’t doing it now but it’s still on their site and the festival one. Anyways there are bigger (insert food of choice here) to fry so it’s time I was out of here.

News just in (Thanks Sal!)

Ross & friends close down NYC music venues*

"New York City is losing two of its greatest music venues within a few weeks of each other this coming fall, but at least they'll both go out in style.

For two special shows you'll get to see a *Near-Dictators-Reunion* with Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross The Boss, JP Thunderbolt Patterson and Dean Rispler (Murphy's Law) to close down these historic bars which will always remain a part of Punk Rock history.

They'll play the last night at The Continental on Sunday September 17th and the last week at CBGBs on Friday October 6th."

I am sick of this blogging lark. Particularly when you put something up and it doesn't appear. "There Were Errors" it blares but the bloody post appears in the listings. I always interpret such a situation as something that i've done. This all intensifies better times when I seemed to have a life. Just heard a track off the new Dylan album called "Rollin' and Tumblin'", it sounds like Dave Alvin. But anyway - perhaps a greater power is trying to tell me something? It is the sabbath after all... and I have to go back to the real world (work) tomorrow. Guess how thrilled I am about that on a scale of zero to, er, minus 10?